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IDW Publishing, already enjoyed success with its horror imprint, is launching IDW Crime due to demand for “true crime and cult stories”.

The figure, based on ISBNs, represents an increase of 32.5 percent over 2024—but many ebooks have no ISBNs so the true number is even higher.

Longtime readers may recall my concerns that the list isn’t assembled with the same quality data and oversight as it once was.

Notorious is a new true crime imprint from Storm Publishing, spearheaded by author Gregg Olsen and publishing industry vet Claire Bord.

Greg Greeley led Amazon’s global books and media business and launched Amazon Prime and its self-publishing platform, among other initiatives.

Expect to see agents, publishers, and others discussing what’s buzzing at the fair.

It plans to publish two titles per year that “expand our notions of genre and form and speak to the heart of the subcultures driving artistic innovation.”

The new publishing house based in Philadelphia will publish history, biography, memoir, and historical fiction.

Video game creator Dan Houser has launched a book publishing imprint as part of his larger entertainment company of the same name.

Dover is perhaps best known for public domain reprints but has started publishing new work after being acquired by a book printer in 2015.

Fundraising for her subscription box has already raised more than $400,000, with a month left to go.

As Edelweiss increases pricing, making small publishers especially doubt whether the service is truly worthwhile, Ingram is entering the fray.

Hachette enjoyed 11% sales growth in 2025, partly due to the success of Freida McFadden and the Reese Witherspoon collaboration with Harlan Coben.

Evil Twin will release its first title this summer, with six to eight titles planned each year.

In a statement, Harlequin said the reason is “due to changing global market conditions.”